2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, ME vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- College Station spends 35.6% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in College Station than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Station had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, MECollege Station, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.3%1.5%
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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